[This article is Part 1 of 2 in this series on music politics in the wake of the 2011 Arab Uprisings.] One Thursday afternoon in mid-August 2011, I was sitting in a minivan on the road heading from Damascus to Homs. The boiling heat melted my joints. It was muggy, and it took a long time to pass through the sluggish traffic on the main … Continue reading Music Politics After the Arab Uprisings (Part 1)